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Chandra B. Floyd; Kelly Margot; Sarah Miller – Roeper Review, 2024
This narrative inquiry highlights the first year of a 5-year Jacob K. Javits grant. In it, the authors detail their experiences writing and receiving the grant and beginning the equity-focused work of helping develop and expand gifted education in Michigan. Michigan currently has no gifted education legislation or funding, so this Javits team…
Descriptors: Gifted, Grants, Equal Education, School Expansion
Development of the Michigan Department of Education Multi-Tiered System of Supports Practice Profile
Newell, E.; Bugni, B.; Westra, A.; Ward, C. – National Implementation Research Network, 2021
Practice profiles are a tool used to ensure practices are well-defined so that they can be taught, learned, used, and measured. This brief highlights how the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) engaged systematically and purposefully in the practice profile development process to clearly define Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), a…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Evidence Based Practice, Definitions, Program Development
Becca Hartman-Pickerill; Rebecca Russo – Journal of College and Character, 2024
Interfaith America's 2023 Landscape Analysis explores the purpose, range of desired outcomes, promising models, challenges, and opportunities of bridgebuilding efforts across U.S. higher education. This article articulates the importance of bridgebuilding for the sector and summarizes key findings from the Landscape Analysis. It highlights…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Partnerships in Education, Campuses
Kenneth J. Moore – Contributions to Music Education, 2024
This historical study chronicles the creation, development, and termination of the Midwestern Conference on School Vocal and Instrumental Music, hosted by the University of Michigan between 1946 and 2005. Beginning as a band music reading session led by William Revelli in 1936, the conference developed into a premier professional workshop by the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Conferences (Gatherings), Organizations (Groups), Music Education
Pierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2020
"Green" jobs that contribute to preserving the environment are among the fastest-growing careers in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the rising need for workers to fill these positions, and surging interest among students in environmental careers, community colleges are creating new courses, certifications and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Community Relationship, Sustainable Development, Demand Occupations
Koch, Paul L.; Soldat, Douglas J.; Horgan, Brian P.; Bauer, Samuel J.; Patton, Aaron J. – Journal of Extension, 2017
Increasing costs and decreasing numbers of university Extension faculty have made it difficult to provide quality turfgrass short course education. In response, faculty from nine institutions collaborated to develop the Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science. This 12-week online course provides students with unique learning experiences through a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Programs, College Science, Program Development
Ajlen, Ronit; Plummer, Benjamin; Straub, Evan; Zhu, Erping – Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, 2020
Gameful pedagogy is "an approach that takes inspiration from well-designed games to create learning environments that support student motivation" (Holman, 2018, p. 1). According to Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000), students are intrinsically motivated when their basic psychological needs for autonomy (the need to make…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Student Motivation
Ergas, Oren – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2019
This paper explores a countermovement that is emerging within an educational climate that highlights accountability, standardisation and performativity. This countermovement has become manifest in a rapid rise in the implementation and research of contemplative practices (e.g. mindfulness, yoga) across educational settings. The paper explores the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, Metacognition, Teaching Methods
Peters, Mallory; Asare, Belinda; Whitaker, Connor; Rogers, Ryan; Huetteman, Helen; Espinoza, Cheyenna M.; Cortes, Claudio – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2021
The rapid growth of the U.S. Latinx population has led to an increased need for community organizations and academic institutions to develop partnerships focused on addressing gaps in health maintenance and education of Latinx individuals. Medical schools also have a responsibility to educate future physicians in delivering culturally sensitive…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, School Community Relationship, Medical Schools, Medical Students
Love, Ivy; Palmer, Iris – New America, 2020
As additional states embark on the process of implementing four-year degrees at community colleges, they can learn from others' experience for help navigating the legislative, regulatory, and program approval processes. This brief uses examples from states currently offering bachelor's degrees at their community colleges to provide guidance for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, State Policy, Educational Policy
Stacy, Sara T.; Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio D.; Rosewood, Jonathan – Afterschool Matters, 2018
Including youth in the development and evaluation of out-of-school time (OST) programs has positive effects on youth, the organizations that serve them, and the communities in which they live. Such involvement can improve young people's social competence, foster leadership and engagement, and empower groups. Youth provide unique perspectives on…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Student Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Kees, Michelle; Risk, Brittany; Meadowbrooke, Chrysta; Nellett, Timothy; Spinner, Jane – Metropolitan Universities, 2017
Student veterans have been attending college in greater numbers since the passing of the Post/9-11 GI Bill. Although similar to other nontraditional students, student veterans face unique transition challenges that can affect their pursuit of higher education. Many student veterans could benefit from dedicated programs to help them succeed in…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, Social Support Groups, Peer Influence, College Students
The Case for a Paradigm Shift in Extension from Information-Centric to Community-Centric Programming
Strong, Emma; Rowntree, Jason; Thurlow, Kable; Raven, Matt R. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Since its establishment through the Smith-Lever Act, the Cooperative Extension Service has sought to use non-formal education programs centered on community needs to provide research-based information. However, the onset of the information age has transformed the way knowledge is shared and as a result altered the way people access information.…
Descriptors: Models, Extension Education, Information Dissemination, Community Programs
Custer, Nic – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
This paper focuses on how the University of Michigan-Flint's Innovation Incubator supports emerging for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations through programming, business plan development, and ongoing mentorship. The Incubator is especially interested in supporting start-ups that address key social issues in the surrounding community,…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Social Problems
Browne, Daniel – Wallace Foundation, 2015
With many cities showing an interest in afterschool system building and research providing a growing body of useful information, this Wallace Perspective offers a digest of the latest thinking on how to build and sustain an afterschool system, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for this promising work. The report (a follow-up to a…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Development, Sustainability, Leadership Responsibility